The auto worker at Ford Motor Company who President Donald Trump flipped off after he heckled him as a “pedophile protector” identified himself and revealed he was suspended while speaking to the Washington Post.
TJ Sabula, 40, a line worker and member of UAW Local 600, confirmed he’s been suspended pending an investigation, but said he has “no regrets” for the incident at the Dearborn, Michigan, factory, which took place ahead of Trump’s address to the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday (January 13) and was captured on a cellphone video that went viral on social media.
“As far as calling him out, definitely no regrets whatsoever,” said Sabula said, who acknowledged that he’s concerned about the future of his job and believes he has been “targeted for political retribution” after “embarrassing Trump in front of his friends.”
Sabula said he identifies as politically independent and, although he never voted for Trump, had supported other Republican politicians in the past. The auto worker added that he was about 60 feet away from the president when he yelled at him, which he claims Trump could hear “very, very, very clearly” and said was specifically referencing his handling of the files related to late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
The Epstein files were scheduled for a full release on December 19 in adherence with Jeffrey Epstein Files Transparency Act, however, only partial, redacted files were released by the Trump-appointed Department of Justice in the weeks since the deadline. Trump, who was reported to have had a past relationship with Epstein, previously pressured Republican lawmakers to not support the full release of the files before eventually voting in favor of and signing the Epstein Files Transparency Act into law in November.
“I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity,” Sabula told the Washington Post. “And today I think I did that.”
Multiple GoFundMe accounts were launched to help Sabula amid his suspension, including one by Sean Williams entitled ‘TJ Sabula is a patriot!!’ in which Williams claimed to have been “in direct contact with” Sabula “and we are discussing the donation beneficiary and how best to proceed.”
“He is super grateful for everyone’s support and donations!” Williams added.
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